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My Father L K Advani

'There is a song that fits my father. It is from the Dev Anand film Hum Dono, which goes Main zindagi ka saath nibhata chala gaya...' IMAGE: Pratibha Advani hugs her father Lal Kishenchand Advani......

'The state and paramilitary forces watched motionless'

‘The signals were clear. December 6 would not witness another show of “Hindu” strength staged periodically in Ayodhya. Something grave was afoot.’ Radhika Ramaseshan’s......

Press Council panel to probe attack on mediapersons in Hisar

A fact-finding committee has been set up by the Press Council of India to look into the attack on media persons by police personnel in Hisar district during clashes that erupted at the ashram of......

How Vajpayee dealt with China

'He knew that a regime which believes that power flows from the barrel of the gun can only be handled from a position of comprehensive strength and not from a position of vulnerability and......

SC appoints commission to inquire into 2006 Meerut fire mishap

The Supreme Court on Thursday appointed a one-member commission headed by its ex-judge S B Sinha to inquire into 2006 Meerut fire tragedy in which around 60 people died and directed the Uttar......

Medicare services should be cost-effective: Kalam

Underlining the need for developing cost-effective Medicare services, former President APJ Abdul Kalamsaid on Monday all research should reach the masses in the form of medicines and vaccines. "The......

Apple unveils new desktop range

Apple on Tuesday launched a latest version of its operating system for desktops and servers in India."Mac OS X version 10.4 'Tiger' has more than 200 new features including desktop search......

Rs 21 lakh Ganesha watch from Bovet!

Swiss watch major Bovet is now in India. The premium watch company will launch a 39 mm watch with a hand-painted blue and rust Ganesha image on a white dial. The Rs 21 lakh (Rs 2.1 million) watch......

Wal-Mart deputy chief gets feel of Indian retail

With his Mumbai sojourn,Wal-Mart Vice-Chairman Michael Duke gave enough signals that Wal-Mart is testing waters before it actually enters the organised retail in India. Duke arrived in the city on......

Key to Lalu's success story

The going was not all that smooth for Railway Minister Lalu Yadav, who has received fulsome praise from various quarters for his turnaround of the Railways, as he addressed a group of students from......

First Look: 36 China Town

Shahid Kapoor sure takes his work seriously.The actor is presently down with conjunctivitis, but he still reported on the sets of Abbas-Mastan's new film, 36 China Town.The film, produced by......

Karisma, hubby make a pretty frame

Karisma Kapoor's marriage troubles seem to have blown over.The actress' husband Sanjay Kapur had filed a case against her inAugust, forbiding her to take their seven-month-old daughter Samaira out......

First look: Indian Idols reunite

Time for a reunion.After the rousing success enjoyed by the finalists of Sony Television's Indian Idol, winner Abhijeet Sawant (top row, centre) joins his fellow Idol folk for the first time since......

Mira Nair, Farhan Akhtar to make films on AIDS

Top moviemakers Mira Nair (centre), Farhan Akhtar, Santosh Sivan (left) and Vishal Bhardwaj (right) joined hands to make short but 'informative and entertaining' films on HIV-AIDS in a bid to......

Kher seeks the Mahatma's blessings

Anupam Kher and Urmilla Matondkar, accompanied by director Jahnu Barua, paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, seeking his blessings before the release of Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara next week.They......

Khetrapal may file defamation suit

Businessman Aushim Khetrapalsayshe iscontemplating filinga defamation suit against New Zealand cricket captain Stephen Fleming, whohas allegedly accused him of offering money to join a match-fixing......

President optimistic of hockey team doing well

The Indian hockey team received a confidence boost on Fridayfrom none other thanPresidentA P J Abdul Kalam, who expressedhope that the team would win a medal in the Athens Olympics next year.For......

Jeev makes fine start

Jeev Milkha Singh, the torchbearer of Indian golf, produced a magical display in difficult conditions to shoot a six-under 66 round on the opening day of the US$-300,000 Hero Honda Masters, the......

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